History of the tournaments

The Gazprom Neft Cup games were held for the first time in 2007. The tournament met its organizers’ most optimistic expectations, and each year the tournament’s level of
execution and the geographical range of its participants have grown. Over eight years, the project went from
being a regional competition to becoming a large-scale youth hockey tournament. Today, it is the biggest
youth hockey tournament in Europe. It is held in two towns and follows the same division model that all of
the world’s largest ice hockey leagues have.

In various years, Gazprom Neft Cup winners included young ice hockey players from Tyumen, Omsk, Saint
Petersburg, Chelyabinsk, Kazan, and Moscow.

The XI Gazprom Neft Cup KHL International Kids Hockey Tournament concluded in Omsk (West Siberia) on April 26 with the final game between Salavat Ulaev (East Group) and CSKA (West Group). The cup was won this year by CSKA with a score of 3:0.

The 10th Gazprom Neft Cup KHL International Kids Hockey Tournament concluded in Omsk (West Siberia) on April 24 with the final game between Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (West Group) and Traktor Chelyabinsk (East Group). The cup was won this year by Lokomotiv Yaroslavl with a score of 5:2.

The 9th Gazprom Neft Cup International KHL Kids’ Hockey Tournament takes place over the weekend of April 24 — 29. Moscow’s Dynamo take the title for the first time in the tournament’s history, beating Omsk’s Avangard 4:0 in the Super Final.

The capital’s CSKA win the 7th Gazprom Neft Cup in 2013. Held in Omsk, 16 teams take part in this
year’s tournament. Matches are supervised by official KHL coaches, and the opening and final matches
broadcast on KHL TV.

The number of teams competing in the 6th Gazprom Neft Cup reaches 16, with Kazan’s AK Bars winning
what is now a major kids’ hockey tournament. Tournament matches are extensively covered by KHL TV,
with the final transmitted live from the Arena Omsk.

The 5th Gazprom Neft Cup is accorded the status of the official kids’ hockey tournament of the KHL.
A unique trophy is made for the tournament (which this year has a total 12 teams taking part), won
by Chelaybinsk’s Traktor.

The 4th Gazprom Neft Cup is the first to be held under the auspices of the KHL, in 2010. The number
of teams participating reaches eight, with tournament games taking place at the Avangard Hockey
Centre Arena and the opening and closing matches at the Arena Omsk.